The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American embassies were bombed it was a matter of time before the Americans responded by going for what they suspected were the causes of the attack.

I was brought up to believe that human beings are good, which is why it shocks me to the core when I see human beings behaving badly.

Like all children I had taken my father for granted. Now that I had lost him, I felt an emptiness that could never be filled. But I did not let myself cry, believing as a Muslim that tears pull a spirit earthward and won't let it be free.

All through the years of the Soviet empire, its Politburo held 'elections.' Of course, calling something an election and actually having it be an election are different things.

I dream ...of a world where we can commit our social resources to the development of human life and not to its destruction

General Musharraf needs my participation to give credibility to the electoral process, as well as to respect the fundamental right of all those who wish to vote for me.

All our problems, all our disputes, all our disagreements can be resolved quickly to mutual satisfaction if we address the question.